A traveler was in a large desert， planning to walk across it in one month． Twenty more days passed the journey had been going on（1）　　． "Soon I'll be able to walk out of this desert，" he thought gladly．

    But the desert was never friendly（2）　　travelers． In a short time， there came a strong sandstorm． He hurriedly（3）　　his head with the clothes， prostrate on the sand． After about ten minutes， the sandstorm（4）　　． He shook the clothes and stood up． At that moment， he found himself in a hopeless situation﹣the backpack with food and water was swept away by the（5）　　．

    As we know， it seems（6）　　to leave the desert without food and water（7）　　， he had a pear left． He held it in his hands tightly． "Not too bad， at least I have a pear． I（8）　　I can walk out of the desert．"

    Days and nights went by quickly， but the desert still looked endless． Besides， hunger， thirst and fear of（9）　　were always around him like ghosts，（10）　　， each time he was close to losing hope， he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been（11）　　． "Not too had， at least I have a pear．"

    A small pear became the（12）　　for his survival（生存）． Three days later，（13）　　he saw a village not far away， he laughed with excitement． He felt completely relaxed﹣the "pear" brought him back to（14）　　．

   To keep hope is the best weapon（武器） for victory， so never tell you"（15）　　" because only if you try to search， you can always find a "pear" to pull you out of trouble．

（1）A． well	B． badly	C． terribly	D． heavily
（2）A． at	B． on	C． to	D． by
（3）A． played	B． beat	C． filled	D． covered
（4）A． began	B． stopped	C． hid	D． continued
（5）A． snow	B． desert	C． sandstorm	D． smoke
（6）A． right	B． impossible	C． safe	D． important
（7）A． Carefully	B． Easily	C． Sadly	D． Luckily
（8）A． believe	B． wonder	C． remember	D． advise
（9）A． death	B． pain	C． illness	D． sand
（10）A． Also	B． And	C． Or	D． However
（11）A． smelling	B． eating	C． keeping	D． imagining
（12）A． hope	B． rule	C． question	D． plan
（13）A． as long as	B． even if	C． so that	D． as soon as
（14）A． danger	B． sleep	C． life	D． mind
（15）A． anything	B． nothing	C． something	D． everything